Beetle Convertible 1962 Dressed As A 1958 on 2040-cars

Year:1962 Mileage:15917

Location:

Apple Valley, California, United States

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Hiya Volks Folks.
For your consideration we have this 1962 cabriolet.
It's dressed to look like a 1958.
It's on a 1966 pan, & is registered as such.

- Front disks ( your standard Ghia swap )
- New tires
- Recent front end rebuild ( ball joint boots dried out already though )
- Select-a-drop
- Stainless braided brake lines.
- New master cylinder.
- Powder coated wheels
- Good running 1600 single port
- The body is very solid
- Top frame is pretty complete with great glass ( only missing latches )
- New windshield, rubber & trim
- Correct convertible rear seat & low back front seats included
- It's very close to daily driver status now.
- It runs & drives, but I wouldn't trust it at highway speeds just yet.
- A lot more new parts ! receipts included.

** The car is pretty solid, but does have small holes in the passenger side pan.
I'd replace the lower body rails too, but they are solid enough to drive on.
The package tray has already been replaced
If you want to paint it, it'll need some body work. I think it looks cool as is though.
It's missing the side glass & window regulators.
The wiring has been chewed on by someone who didn't know what they were doing....I'm working on it.
Of course, it needs all the soft goodies, but you know how cheap that stuff is.

I picked this up for a summer driver & thought about selling it in the fall.
Let's face it, that's not the time to sell a convertible.
I'll be working on it daily & updating as needed.
It's being offered at no reserve.
If bidding doesn't reach a respectable level, I'll pull the listing & keep building it.
Get your bids in early.
Feel free to ask any questions you may have & more pictures will be added upon request.

On May-05-14 at 19:40:46 PDT, seller added the following information:

I understand.....everyone wants to know what kind of value I put on the car. Since you're looking at the listing, you already know what it's worth.
If it gets close to what I have invested ( not including labor ) by Sunday, the auction will run to completion.
I really don't mind finishing the car & making all the profit.
You know it's "vert season" & this one turns heads. I'd be a fool to sell it in fall & next summer is ... well, next summer.

Good luck to all bidders & thanks for looking.

On May-07-14 at 04:30:04 PDT, seller added the following information:

Added a few more pictures, thus maxing out what eBay will allow.

I think I can attach more pictures to question replies, so if you request pictures & also want to send a phone number, use separate messages ( so I'm not posting your phone number to the public ) *** as you can see, the lower rails are pretty solid, I just planned on replacing them next winter so people aren't worried about a couple tiny holes.

From the way things look today, I should be able to get a full speed road test in this week, I'm just waiting on a couple parts.

On May-09-14 at 04:07:27 PDT, seller added the following information:

Ok, so I guess I CAN'T post public replies with pictures....the "post as public" check box gets blocked out when I add pictures. eBay should fix that

Anyway, I'm throwing time & money at this car as as if I were going to keep it. I'm still waiting on an beam seal from AppleTree so I can do an alignment, it should be here today. The wiring is coming along very well, professionally done of course. ( soldered & shrink wrapped where needed....also picked up a later model front harness ) I'm looking to give her a good shakedown tomorrow night.

Bidding is ... well, not exactly where I feel comfortable just yet. ( pretty close though ) I'm a betting man, so if we get a little closer, I'll let it run.

I'm working on a lot of stuff you wont notice, unless I didn't do it. I'll continue building it as if it'll be my driver & still haven't decided if I'll relist this year. I'll probably be having too much fun with it to do so.

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